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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.65

আর দিন প্রভু রূপে মিলিয়া বসিলা ।

সর্বজ্ঞ-শিরোমণি প্রভু কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৬৫ ॥

āra dina prabhu rūpe miliyā vasilā

sarvajña-śiromaṇi prabhu kahite lāgilā

Translation

On the next day, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to see Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, the omniscient Lord spoke as follows.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Omniscient Lord Visits Rūpa Gosvāmī

  1. 1

    On the next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again went to see Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

  2. 2

    The verse calls Him the omniscient Lord, meaning that He knows everything.

  3. 3

    During this visit, the Lord began to speak. This verse introduces His words without yet giving them.

How it feels

Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.

The mood of Antya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The next day, when Śivānanda and his party reached Jagannātha Purī, Śivānanda saw the dog eating some coconut pulp offered to it by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After this incident, the dog was liberated and went back home, back to Godhead.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āra dinathe next day
  2. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. rūpewith Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
  4. miliyāmeeting
  5. vasilāsat down
  6. sarva-jña-śiromaṇiŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the best of the omniscient
  7. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. kahite lāgilābegan to speak
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does remembering that the Lord knows everything shape my attitude toward Him?

Practice

Reread the phrase “the omniscient Lord” and spend a quiet moment reflecting on its meaning.

Live this todayThe Omniscient Lord Visits Rūpa GosvāmīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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